Lovozersky District
Lovozersky District
Ловозерский район (Russian) | |
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View of the selo of Kanevka in Lovozersky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Lovozersky District in Murmansk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 67°00′N 38°00′E / 67.000°N 38.000°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Established | August 1, 1927 |
| Administrative center | Lovozero |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Head | Dmitry Pisarev |
| Area | |
• Total | 53,800 km2 (20,800 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,820 |
| • Density | 0.220/km2 (0.569/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 71.2% |
| • Rural | 28.8% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 4 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Lovozersky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 1 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 47610000 |
| Website | http://www.lovozeroadm.ru/ |
Lovozersky District (Russian: Лово́зерский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Lovozersky Municipal District. It occupies most of the central and northeastern parts of the Kola Peninsula. The area of the district is 53,800 square kilometers (20,800 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Lovozero. District's population: 11,820 (2010 census); 14,311 (2002 census); 18,263 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Lovozero accounts for 24.3% of the district's total population.